This is a personal essay reflecting on disillusionment with the internet and Meta platforms specifically, prompted by reading Sarah Wynn-Williams' book "Careless People." The author documents his decision to delete Facebook (2018), Instagram, and WhatsApp over the past year, and argues the internet has become primarily a vehicle for surveillance capitalism, misinformation, radicalization, and forced digital dependency rather than genuine connection. He contrasts the web's early promise with its current state, where essential services (parking, banking, recycling) now require apps, phones, authentication layers, and constant maintenance. The core claim: the internet's harms (fraud, radicalization, data exploitation, government manipulation) have outweighed benefits, and he's attempting to minimize dependence by converting his iPhone into a "dumb phone." This reads as genuine personal reflection rather than reportage or analysis—no new facts about Meta are presented beyond citing the book, and the piece is fundamentally mood and memoir.